Small jar
Japan, Meiji period
Cloisonné enameled metal, hexagonal section, the exterior with an exuberant polychrome decoration of dragons and phoenixes within polylobed reserve cartouches on a ground of floral scrolls.
The lid is missing.
5.9 x 6.3 x 6.3 in.
Starting price: € 100
Pair of roosters
Japan, 19th Century
Bronze with some gold-inlays details, on wooden base.
12.2 x 4.9 x 7.9 in.
Starting price: € 500
Tiger
Japan, Meiji period
Brown patina bronze, the animal is depicted in a dynamic pose, on a carved wooden base simulating rocks, signature 盛光 (Morimitsu) incised on the belly.
Restoration to the tail.
15 x 24.8 x 6.9 in.
Starting price: € 800
Pair of vases
Japan, Meiji period
Brown patina metal with relief decoration of figures in a landscape.
6.1 x 3.1 x 1.8 in.
Starting price: € 400
Bowl
Korea, 15th-16th Century
Glazed ceramic with a slip inlay decoration of stylised chrysanthemums, kintsugi-type restorations to the rim.
2.4 x 7.5 x 7.5 in.
Starting price: € 400
Disc
Corea, 20th Century
Porcelain with relief decoration depicting a dragon and a phoenix.
0.6 x 7.7 x 7.7 in.
Starting price: € 150
Small box with lid
Japan, 19th Century
Lacquered gilt-wood, the lid decorated with five butterflies and a cartouche with an inscription upper left.
0.8 x 1.6 x 1.2 in.
Starting price: € 100
Suzuribako
Japan, 19th Century
Writing box, lacquered gilt-wood, the lid with a composition of a lake landscape with trees and pavilions, inside ink-stone and metal water dropper.
Minor defects.
2 x 8.7 x 9.8 in.
Starting price: € 600
Inro
Japan, Meiji period
Carved lacquered wood, with two compartments.
3 x 2 x 0.8 in.
Starting price: € 100
Inro
Japan, 19th Century
Lacquered gilt-wood, with four compartments, decoration of landscape with relief elements and auspicious characters.
3.5 x 1.8 x 1 in.
Starting price: € 1.000
Inro
Japan, 19th Century
Carved lacquered in red and black wood, with three compartments, each side with a relief decoration of a deity.
3.5 x 2.2 x 1 in.
Starting price: € 750
Inro
Japan, 19th Century
Lacquered gilt-wood, with four compartments, landscape decoration with pavilions with takamaki-e elements in relief.
3.3 x 1.8 x 1 in.
Starting price: € 900
Inro
Japan, 19th Century
Lacquered gilt-wood, with four compartments, decorated with a sage in a landscape, signature at the base 梶川 (Kajikawa) with seal.
3.9 x 1.8 x 1.2 in.
Starting price: € 750
Inro with netsuke
Japan, 19th Century
Lacquered gilt-wood, with four compartments, decoration of a sedan chair in a landscape, circular bronze netsuke.
3.7 x 2 x 1.2 in.
Starting price: € 750
Inro
Japan, 19th Century
Lacquered gilt-wood, with four compartments, decorated with landscapes in light relief.
3.1 x 1.8 x 1 in.
Starting price: € 750
Inro
Japan, 19th Century
Lacquered gilt-wood, with five compartments, landscape decoration with takamaki-e relief elements.
3.5 x 2 x 1.2 in.
Starting price: € 750
Inro
Japan, 19th Century
Wood with red lacquer ground gilt and colored butterflies, decorated with four compartments.
3.9 x 2 x 1 in.
Starting price: € 750
Inro
Japan, 19th Century
Lacquered gilt-wood with mother-of-pearl inlay, with four compartments, the decoration consisting of a palanquin in the landscape with takamaki-e relief elements.
3.1 x 2.4 x 0.8 in.
Starting price: € 1.000
Deity
Tibet, 20th Century
Metal alloy, the base shaped as a lotus flower on which sits a four-armed deity accompanied by two animals.
6.7 x 5.5 x 4.3 in.
Starting price: € 450 Ordinary vat
Painting
Himalayan area, 19th Century
Canvas painted in polychromy and applied on plywood, depicting a seated bodhisattva. Within wooden frame.
12.6 x 10.6 in.
Starting price: € 300
Buddha and devotees
Gandhara style
Gray schist, the scene in accentuated relief depicting the Buddha seated on a plinth and flanked by some devotees, columns on the sides.
8.3 x 12.2 x 1.8 in.
Starting price: € 200
Frieze fragment
Gandhara style
Grey schist, depicting two figures of Buddha seated between architectural elements and geometric motifs.
6.1 x 15.6 x 1.6 in.
Starting price: € 400
Frieze
Ancient region of Gandhara, 2nd Century
Sculpted grey schist, the front with a composition with seven cherubs holding a garland with flowers, fruits and flourishes, the left side outlined by a stylised palmette.
4.7 x 23.6 x 3.3 in.
Starting price: € 4.000
Three deities
19th-20th Century
Bronze, one of Chinese manufacture depicting Manjusri with the lion, one Nepalese with the emaciated Buddha, one Burmese with a seated Buddha.
The largest 8.1 x 5.9 x 2.6 in.
Starting price: € 100
Two groups with deities
India and Tibet, 20th Century
Metal alloy, one deity seated on a tortoise supported by a lotus flower base, four arms and a flaming halo, the other with two deities within an arched shrine.
The highest 7.3 x 3.9 x 1.8 in.
Starting price: € 100
Five miniature paintings
India, 19th-20th Century
Ink and colors on paper, depicting scenes with characters. Each within carved and painted wood frame in architectural style.
7.5 x 5.5 x 1.2 in.
Starting price: € 400
Large shelf bracket
India, 19th Century
Painted wood, carved in the shape of a lion embracing a standing female deity, between her legs a small figure of a devotee in a dancing pose, assembled with a not pertinent wooden shelf.
30.3 x 6.3 x 18.7 in.
Starting price: € 250
Bowl
South-East Asia, 12th-15th Century
Ceramic with beige glaze, on wooden base.
3.5 x 5.1 x 5.1 in.
Starting price: € 200
Cap
Burma, 19th-20th Century
Finely embroidered fabric, glass inserts.
5.1 x 5.9 x 6.3 in.
Starting price: € 100
Large Buddha
Burma, 19th-20th Century
Bronze with traces of lacquer and gilding, the deity seated with crossed legs, the right hand touching the ground, in a gesture of reassurance, the wide tunic leaving the right shoulder uncovered, the headdress with coloured glass inserts.
28.7 x 19.3 x 11 in.
Starting price: € 700
Plaque with Buddha
Thailand, 20th Century
Metal alloy, the front with a relief of a standing Buddha within a shrine.
12.2 x 4.3 x 0.6 in.
Starting price: € 100
Three votive tiles
Burma, 12th-13th Century
Molded earthenware with Buddhist deities within aedicules.
5.1 x 7.1 in.
Starting price: € 200
Seated Buddha
Burma, 20th Century
Silver-plated metal, the deity seated cross-legged and the hands in lap, a rich assortment of jewels and headdress with high finial.
11.8 x 7.9 x 4.9 in.
Starting price: € 200
Standing bodhisattva
Indonesia, 20th Century
Bronze with light green patina, the Buddhist deity standing on a double lotus flower base.
11 x 2.8 x 2.4 in.
Starting price: € 200
Standing Buddha
Cambodia or Thailand, Khmer style, 19th-20th Century
Bronze, the deity with his right arm bent at the elbow and his open palm facing the viewer in a gesture of reassurance.
13.4 x 3.5 x 3.5 in.
Starting price: € 200
Ewer
Ottoman Empire, 19th-20th Century
Metal, the globular body resting on a circular base, long spout with curved end and V-shaped handle connected to the mouth, the latter surmounted by a bell-shaped lid with a knob-shaped handle.
15.7 x 7.1 x 10 in.
Starting price: € 100
Small cabinet
Ottoman Empire, 19th Century
Wood with bone and mother-of-pearl inlays to form a fine decoration of geometric and floral motifs.
5.5 x 7.5 x 5.3 in.
Starting price: € 1.000
Bowl
Persia, 10th Century
Ceramic painted in polychromy with a fine decoration of bird and stylised motifs.
Bearing seal-wax with label Orient Gallery Y. Molayem, Rome, at the base.
Defects.
3 x 7.5 x 7.5 in.
Starting price: € 400
Bowl
Iran, Nishapur, 11th-13th Century
Painted ceramic, with a decoration of a figure on horseback on the cable, the inside of the wall with four chimeras.
Restorations and missing parts.
3.1 x 7.9 x 7.9 in.
Starting price: € 100
Three oil lamps
Persia, 12th-13th Century
Glazed ceramic.
Restorations.
The highest 3.9 x 4.7 x 4.7 in.
Starting price: € 150
Large bowl
Morocco, 19th-20th Century
Painted in polychromy ceramic, the decoration consisting of stylised geometric and vegetal motifs.
5.1 x 11.4 x 11.4 in.
Starting price: € 100
Album with paintings
Persia, 20th Century
Painted wood and enameled metal, the front with incised metal plaques, both sides decorated with a floral arabesque with a medallion with figures on a side and a view of a city on the other side, together with nineteen miniature-style paintings.
19.1 x 11 x 1.6 in.
Starting price: € 300
Two paintings
Iran, 20th Century
Ink and colors on bone decorated with convivial scenes. Both framed.
1.8 x 5.1 in.
Starting price: € 200
Large anthropomorphic fetish
Vanuatu Archipelago
Tree fern, modeled as a standing figure with hands toward the lap, the head characterized by large ovoid eyes.
Defects and missings.
81.5 x 14.2 x 11.4 in.
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Starting price: € 1.000
Colon figure
Nigeria, 20th Century
Painted wood, depicting a standing man dressed in European style, with a tie and bowler hat.
37.8 x 9.3 x 7.1 in.
Exemple of an iconographic typology that mixes local and European-colonial influences.
Starting price: € 200
Helmet mask
Nigeria, Yoruba
Carved and painted wood.
8.7 x 10.2 x 10.2 in.
Starting price: € 100
Anthropomorphic vase
Democratic Republic of Congo, Mangbetu, 20th Century
Moulded and incised earthenware.
11.8 x 6.3 x 6.3 in.
Starting price: € 200
Cylindrical tripod vase
Central America, Mayan culture, 600-900 AD
Painted earthenware, the central section with three figures playing pelota, the upper and lower ones with a depiction of Chac, god of rain.
9.8 x 6.1 x 6.1 in.
Starting price: € 3.000
Seated figure
Nicaragua, 800-1200 AD
Painted earthenware, the cape and the headdress with geometric motif.
19.7 x 8.7 x 5.5 in.
Starting price: € 1.500
Figure of a pensadora
Mexico, Jalisco culture, 300 BC-600 AD
Painted earthenware, the female figure with the head resting on the right knee.
10.6 x 7.1 x 7.5 in.
Starting price: € 1.500